Drivers of lexical processing and implications for early learning
A Borovsky - Annual review of developmental psychology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Understanding words in unfolding speech requires the coordination of many skills to support
successful and rapid comprehension of word meanings. This multifaceted ability emerges …
successful and rapid comprehension of word meanings. This multifaceted ability emerges …
The diversity of tone languages and the roles of pitch variation in non-tone languages: Considerations for tone perception research
CT Best - Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
All languages employ consonants and vowels as discrete contrastive subcomponents of the
basic timing units of words (syllables). These two classes of phonemes are used to …
basic timing units of words (syllables). These two classes of phonemes are used to …
What can lexical tone training studies in adults tell us about tone processing in children?
A growing number of studies on the acquisition of lexical tone by adult learners have
revealed that factors such as language background, musical experience, cognitive abilities …
revealed that factors such as language background, musical experience, cognitive abilities …
Song and infant-directed speech facilitate word learning
Two separate lines of research have examined the influence of song and infant-directed
speech (IDS—a speech register that includes some melodic features) on language learning …
speech (IDS—a speech register that includes some melodic features) on language learning …
The roles of consonant, rime, and tone in mandarin spoken word recognition: an eye-tracking study
T Zou, Y Liu, H Zhong - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated the relative role of sub-syllabic components (initial consonant, rime,
and tone) in spoken word recognition of Mandarin Chinese using an eye-tracking …
and tone) in spoken word recognition of Mandarin Chinese using an eye-tracking …
Children's decoding of emotional prosody in four languages.
It is well established that adults can interpret emotional speech prosody independent of
word meaning comprehension, even for emotional speech prosody in an unfamiliar …
word meaning comprehension, even for emotional speech prosody in an unfamiliar …
The development of categorical perception of segments and suprasegments in Mandarin-speaking preschoolers
This study investigated the developmental trajectories of categorical perception (CP) of
segments (ie, stops) and suprasegments (ie, lexical tones) in an attempt to examine the …
segments (ie, stops) and suprasegments (ie, lexical tones) in an attempt to examine the …
Pitch perception in the first year of life, a comparison of lexical tones and musical pitch
Pitch variation is pervasive in speech, regardless of the language to which infants are
exposed. Lexical tone is influenced by general sensitivity to pitch. We examined whether the …
exposed. Lexical tone is influenced by general sensitivity to pitch. We examined whether the …
Constraints on tone sensitivity in novel word learning by monolingual and bilingual infants: tone properties are more influential than tone familiarity
This study compared tone sensitivity in monolingual and bilingual infants in a novel word
learning task. Tone language learning infants (Experiment 1, Mandarin monolingual; …
learning task. Tone language learning infants (Experiment 1, Mandarin monolingual; …
The influence of exemplar variability on young children's construal of verb meaning
Verbs serve as the architectural centerpiece of sentences, making verb learning pivotal for
language acquisition. Verb learning requires both the formation of a verb-action map** …
language acquisition. Verb learning requires both the formation of a verb-action map** …